Written Answers Tuesday 13 October 2009

Scottish Executive

Ministerial Meetings

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending has met.

John Swinney: The Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending has met twice and I wrote to the members of the review group in August to propose that further meetings should be held following the publication of the draft 2010-11 Budget document on 17 September 2009.

Ministerial Meetings

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how often the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has attended meetings of the Joint Strategic Review of Public Spending.

John Swinney: I have chaired both meetings of the Joint Strategic Review held to date and have written to all members to propose that further meetings should be held over the autumn.